Galatians 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
Galatians 4:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Galatians 4:713 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Galatians 4:7
“And because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. So that you are no longer a bond-servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.” Had not we been first made sons, we could not have called Him Father. If then grace has made us freemen instead of slaves, men instead of children, heirs and sons instead of aliens, is it not utter absurdity and stupidity to desert this grace, and to turn away backwards?
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Chiara RussoNote3mo agoFrom Slave to Son
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. The change is categorical. Not a better servant. Not a well-treated slave. A completely different sta...
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Sofia AndradeNote3mo agoMercy and justice - Galatians 4
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the ho...
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Anna WestbrookNote3mo agoThe cost of discipleship - Galatians 4
What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. The imager...
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